Florian Gaertner
14 Publications
2025 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 20082 |
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Dos Reis Rodrigues P, Avellaneda Sarrió M, Canigova N, Gärtner FR, Vaahtomeri K, Riedl M, de Vries I, Merrin J, Hauschild R, Fukui Y, Juanes Garcia A, Sixt MK. 2025. Migrating immune cells globally coordinate protrusive forces. Nature Immunology. 26, 1258–1266.
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2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 18109 |

Stark K, Kilani B, Stockhausen S, Busse J, Schubert I, Tran TD, Gärtner FR, Leunig A, Pekayvaz K, Nicolai L, Fumagalli V, Stermann J, Stephan F, David C, Müller MB, Heyman B, Lux A, Da Palma Guerreiro A, Frenzel LP, Schmidt CQ, Dopler A, Moser M, Chandraratne S, Von Brühl ML, Lorenz M, Korff T, Rudelius M, Popp O, Kirchner M, Mertins P, Nimmerjahn F, Iannacone M, Sperandio M, Engelmann B, Verschoor A, Massberg S. 2024. Antibodies and complement are key drivers of thrombosis. Immunity. 57(9), 2140–2156.
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2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 17284 |

Gärtner FR, Ishikawa-Ankerhold H, Stutte S, Fu W, Weitz J, Dueck A, Nelakuditi B, Fumagalli V, Van Den Heuvel D, Belz L, Sobirova G, Zhang Z, Titova A, Navarro AM, Pekayvaz K, Lorenz M, Von Baumgarten L, Kranich J, Straub T, Popper B, Zheden V, Kaufmann W, Guo C, Piontek G, Von Stillfried S, Boor P, Colonna M, Clauß S, Schulz C, Brocker T, Walzog B, Scheiermann C, Aird WC, Nerlov C, Stark K, Petzold T, Engelhardt S, Sixt MK, Hauschild R, Rudelius M, Oostendorp RAJ, Iannacone M, Heinig M, Massberg S. 2024. Plasmacytoid dendritic cells control homeostasis of megakaryopoiesis. Nature. 631, 645–653.
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2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12119 |

Petzold T, Zhang Z, Ballesteros I, Saleh I, Polzin A, Thienel M, Liu L, Ul Ain Q, Ehreiser V, Weber C, Kilani B, Mertsch P, Götschke J, Cremer S, Fu W, Lorenz M, Ishikawa-Ankerhold H, Raatz E, El-Nemr S, Görlach A, Marhuenda E, Stark K, Pircher J, Stegner D, Gieger C, Schmidt-Supprian M, Gärtner FR, Almendros I, Kelm M, Schulz C, Hidalgo A, Massberg S. 2022. Neutrophil “plucking” on megakaryocytes drives platelet production and boosts cardiovascular disease. Immunity. 55(12), 2285–2299.e7.
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2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 11588 |

Nicolai L, Kaiser R, Escaig R, Hoffknecht ML, Anjum A, Leunig A, Pircher J, Ehrlich A, Lorenz M, Ishikawa-Ankerhold H, Aird WC, Massberg S, Gärtner FR. 2022. Single platelet and megakaryocyte morpho-dynamics uncovered by multicolor reporter mouse strains in vitro and in vivo. Haematologica. 107(7), 1669–1680.
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2021 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 9294 |

Gärtner FR, Sixt MK. 2021. Engaging the front wheels to drive through fibrous terrain. Developmental Cell. 56(6), 723–725.
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2020 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 8787 |

Nicolai L, Schiefelbein K, Lipsky S, Leunig A, Hoffknecht M, Pekayvaz K, Raude B, Marx C, Ehrlich A, Pircher J, Zhang Z, Saleh I, Marel A-K, Löf A, Petzold T, Lorenz M, Stark K, Pick R, Rosenberger G, Weckbach L, Uhl B, Xia S, Reichel CA, Walzog B, Schulz C, Zheden V, Bender M, Li R, Massberg S, Gärtner FR. 2020. Vascular surveillance by haptotactic blood platelets in inflammation and infection. Nature Communications. 11, 5778.
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2020 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7885 |

Reversat A, Gärtner FR, Merrin J, Stopp JA, Tasciyan S, Aguilera Servin JL, de Vries I, Hauschild R, Hons M, Piel M, Callan-Jones A, Voituriez R, Sixt MK. 2020. Cellular locomotion using environmental topography. Nature. 582, 582–585.
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2019 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 6824
Gärtner FR, Massberg S. 2019. Patrolling the vascular borders: Platelets in immunity to infection and cancer. Nature Reviews Immunology. 19(12), 747–760.
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2019 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 6988
Nicolai L, Gärtner FR, Massberg S. 2019. Platelets in host defense: Experimental and clinical insights. Trends in Immunology. 40(10), 922–938.
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2018 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 6354 |

Fan S, Lorenz M, Massberg S, Gärtner FR. 2018. Platelet migration and bacterial trapping assay under flow. Bio-Protocol. 8(18), e3018.
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2018 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15 |

Hons M, Kopf A, Hauschild R, Leithner AF, Gärtner FR, Abe J, Renkawitz J, Stein J, Sixt MK. 2018. Chemokines and integrins independently tune actin flow and substrate friction during intranodal migration of T cells. Nature Immunology. 19(6), 606–616.
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2017 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 571
Gärtner FR, Ahmad Z, Rosenberger G, Fan S, Nicolai L, Busch B, Yavuz G, Luckner M, Ishikawa Ankerhold H, Hennel R, Benechet A, Lorenz M, Chandraratne S, Schubert I, Helmer S, Striednig B, Stark K, Janko M, Böttcher R, Verschoor A, Leon C, Gachet C, Gudermann T, Mederos Y Schnitzler M, Pincus Z, Iannacone M, Haas R, Wanner G, Lauber K, Sixt MK, Massberg S. 2017. Migrating platelets are mechano scavengers that collect and bundle bacteria. Cell Press. 171(6), 1368–1382.
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2025 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 20082 |
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Dos Reis Rodrigues P, Avellaneda Sarrió M, Canigova N, Gärtner FR, Vaahtomeri K, Riedl M, de Vries I, Merrin J, Hauschild R, Fukui Y, Juanes Garcia A, Sixt MK. 2025. Migrating immune cells globally coordinate protrusive forces. Nature Immunology. 26, 1258–1266.
[Published Version]
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| Files available
| DOI
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 18109 |

Stark K, Kilani B, Stockhausen S, Busse J, Schubert I, Tran TD, Gärtner FR, Leunig A, Pekayvaz K, Nicolai L, Fumagalli V, Stermann J, Stephan F, David C, Müller MB, Heyman B, Lux A, Da Palma Guerreiro A, Frenzel LP, Schmidt CQ, Dopler A, Moser M, Chandraratne S, Von Brühl ML, Lorenz M, Korff T, Rudelius M, Popp O, Kirchner M, Mertins P, Nimmerjahn F, Iannacone M, Sperandio M, Engelmann B, Verschoor A, Massberg S. 2024. Antibodies and complement are key drivers of thrombosis. Immunity. 57(9), 2140–2156.
[Published Version]
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| DOI
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 17284 |

Gärtner FR, Ishikawa-Ankerhold H, Stutte S, Fu W, Weitz J, Dueck A, Nelakuditi B, Fumagalli V, Van Den Heuvel D, Belz L, Sobirova G, Zhang Z, Titova A, Navarro AM, Pekayvaz K, Lorenz M, Von Baumgarten L, Kranich J, Straub T, Popper B, Zheden V, Kaufmann W, Guo C, Piontek G, Von Stillfried S, Boor P, Colonna M, Clauß S, Schulz C, Brocker T, Walzog B, Scheiermann C, Aird WC, Nerlov C, Stark K, Petzold T, Engelhardt S, Sixt MK, Hauschild R, Rudelius M, Oostendorp RAJ, Iannacone M, Heinig M, Massberg S. 2024. Plasmacytoid dendritic cells control homeostasis of megakaryopoiesis. Nature. 631, 645–653.
[Published Version]
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| PubMed | Europe PMC
2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12119 |

Petzold T, Zhang Z, Ballesteros I, Saleh I, Polzin A, Thienel M, Liu L, Ul Ain Q, Ehreiser V, Weber C, Kilani B, Mertsch P, Götschke J, Cremer S, Fu W, Lorenz M, Ishikawa-Ankerhold H, Raatz E, El-Nemr S, Görlach A, Marhuenda E, Stark K, Pircher J, Stegner D, Gieger C, Schmidt-Supprian M, Gärtner FR, Almendros I, Kelm M, Schulz C, Hidalgo A, Massberg S. 2022. Neutrophil “plucking” on megakaryocytes drives platelet production and boosts cardiovascular disease. Immunity. 55(12), 2285–2299.e7.
[Published Version]
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| DOI
| WoS
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 11588 |

Nicolai L, Kaiser R, Escaig R, Hoffknecht ML, Anjum A, Leunig A, Pircher J, Ehrlich A, Lorenz M, Ishikawa-Ankerhold H, Aird WC, Massberg S, Gärtner FR. 2022. Single platelet and megakaryocyte morpho-dynamics uncovered by multicolor reporter mouse strains in vitro and in vivo. Haematologica. 107(7), 1669–1680.
[Published Version]
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| DOI
| WoS
2021 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 9294 |

Gärtner FR, Sixt MK. 2021. Engaging the front wheels to drive through fibrous terrain. Developmental Cell. 56(6), 723–725.
[Published Version]
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| DOI
| Download Published Version (ext.)
| WoS
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2020 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 8787 |

Nicolai L, Schiefelbein K, Lipsky S, Leunig A, Hoffknecht M, Pekayvaz K, Raude B, Marx C, Ehrlich A, Pircher J, Zhang Z, Saleh I, Marel A-K, Löf A, Petzold T, Lorenz M, Stark K, Pick R, Rosenberger G, Weckbach L, Uhl B, Xia S, Reichel CA, Walzog B, Schulz C, Zheden V, Bender M, Li R, Massberg S, Gärtner FR. 2020. Vascular surveillance by haptotactic blood platelets in inflammation and infection. Nature Communications. 11, 5778.
[Published Version]
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| DOI
| WoS
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2020 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7885 |

Reversat A, Gärtner FR, Merrin J, Stopp JA, Tasciyan S, Aguilera Servin JL, de Vries I, Hauschild R, Hons M, Piel M, Callan-Jones A, Voituriez R, Sixt MK. 2020. Cellular locomotion using environmental topography. Nature. 582, 582–585.
[Preprint]
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| PubMed | Europe PMC
2019 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 6824
Gärtner FR, Massberg S. 2019. Patrolling the vascular borders: Platelets in immunity to infection and cancer. Nature Reviews Immunology. 19(12), 747–760.
View
| DOI
| WoS
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2019 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 6988
Nicolai L, Gärtner FR, Massberg S. 2019. Platelets in host defense: Experimental and clinical insights. Trends in Immunology. 40(10), 922–938.
View
| DOI
| WoS
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2018 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 6354 |

Fan S, Lorenz M, Massberg S, Gärtner FR. 2018. Platelet migration and bacterial trapping assay under flow. Bio-Protocol. 8(18), e3018.
[Published Version]
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| Files available
| DOI
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2018 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15 |

Hons M, Kopf A, Hauschild R, Leithner AF, Gärtner FR, Abe J, Renkawitz J, Stein J, Sixt MK. 2018. Chemokines and integrins independently tune actin flow and substrate friction during intranodal migration of T cells. Nature Immunology. 19(6), 606–616.
[Published Version]
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| Files available
| DOI
| Download Published Version (ext.)
| WoS
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2017 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 571
Gärtner FR, Ahmad Z, Rosenberger G, Fan S, Nicolai L, Busch B, Yavuz G, Luckner M, Ishikawa Ankerhold H, Hennel R, Benechet A, Lorenz M, Chandraratne S, Schubert I, Helmer S, Striednig B, Stark K, Janko M, Böttcher R, Verschoor A, Leon C, Gachet C, Gudermann T, Mederos Y Schnitzler M, Pincus Z, Iannacone M, Haas R, Wanner G, Lauber K, Sixt MK, Massberg S. 2017. Migrating platelets are mechano scavengers that collect and bundle bacteria. Cell Press. 171(6), 1368–1382.
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